# teater
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch theater, from Middle French théâtre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɪə̯ˈɑː.tər/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

teater (plural teaters)
* theatre

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teatər/, [tˢeˈaˀd̥ɐ]

### Noun

teater n (singular definite teatret or teateret, plural indefinite teatre)
* theater, theatre

#### See also

* teater on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Estonian
### Etymology

From German Theater.

### Noun

teater (genitive teatri, partitive teatrit)
* theater, theatre

#### Derived terms

* nukuteater

### Further reading

* “teater”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
* “teater”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* “teater”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
* teater in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch theater, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”). Cognate of Afrikaans teater.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɛˈatər]
* Rhymes: -tər, -ər, -r
* Hyphenation: tè‧a‧têr

### Noun

teater (plural teater-teater)
* theater, theatre
** a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
** a lecture theatre.
** drama or performance as a profession or art form.
    Synonyms: drama, sandiwara, tonil

#### Affixed terms

* berteater
* meneaterkan
* teater absurd
* teater akademik
* teater alegoris
* teater alternatif
* teater anak-anak
* teater arena
* teater bawah tanah
* teater boneka
* teater citraan
* teater dokumenter
* teater eksperimental
* teater elektrik
* teater epik
* teater feminis
* teater fisik
* teater garda depan
* teater gereja
* teater grup
* teater ilusionistik
* teater impresionisme
* teater jalanan
* teater kasar
* teater kaum tertindas
* teater kecil
* teater kejam
* teater keliling
* teater keramat
* teater klasik
* teater kolaborasi
* teater komunitas
* teater lingkar
* teater lingkungan
* teater luar ruang
* teater mainan
* teater melingkar
* teater mini kata
* teater miskin
* teater modern
* teater pembelajaran
* teater pendidikan
* teater perempuan
* teater perlawanan
* teater pinggiran
* teater politik
* teater popular
* teater profesional
* teater radikal
* teater rakyat
* teater realis
* teater romawi
* teater sekolahan
* teater seni
* teater spektakel
* teater stilisasi
* teater sumber
* teater sunyi
* teater tari
* teater terbuka
* teater terlibat
* teater terpelajar
* teater timur
* teater total
* teater tubuh

### Further reading

* “teater” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Limburgish
### Alternative forms

* Téjaater (Eupen)

### Etymology

From Old French theatre (modern théâtre) or Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “I see, watch, observe”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɪ˧ˈjaː˨təʁ]

### Noun

teater n
* theatre
* nonsense

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from English theater.

### Pronunciation

* (Johor) IPA: /tjəˈtə(r)/ [t̪jəˈt̪ə(r)]
* (Penang, Baku) IPA: /ˈtjətər/ [ˈt̪jə.t̪ər]
* Hyphenation: te‧a‧ter

### Noun

téater (Jawi spelling تياتر, plural teater-teater, informal 1st possessive teaterku, 2nd possessive teatermu, 3rd possessive teaternya)
* theatre; theater
    Synonym: panggung wayang

### Further reading

* “teater” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French théâtre (“theatre”), from Middle French theatre (“theatre”), from Old French theatre, teatre (“theatre”), from Latin theātrum (“theatre”), from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”) (with the suffix -τρον (-tron), from Proto-Hellenic *-tron, from Proto-Indo-European *-trom, from *-tḗr), possibly from Proto-Hellenic *θᾱϝέομαι, *θᾱϝέομαι, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛˈɑːtər/
* Rhymes: -ər
* Hyphenation: te‧a‧ter

### Noun

teater n (definite singular teateret / teatret, indefinite plural teater / teatre, definite plural teatra / teatrene)
* theatre, theater (US)

#### Derived terms

* dukketeater
* teaterstykke

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

teater n (definite singular teateret, indefinite plural teater, definite plural teatera)
* theatre, theater (US)

#### Derived terms

* teaterstykke

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

teater c
* theatre (art form)
* a theatre (building or institution)

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | teater | teaters |
| singular | definite | teatern | teaterns |
| plural | indefinite | teatrar | teatrars |
| plural | definite | teatrarna | teatrarnas |

#### Related terms

* barnteater
* dockteater
* krigsteater
* mimteater
* pantomimteater
* radioteater
* soppteater
* stadsteater
* teaterapa
* teaterarbetare
* teaterbana
* teaterbesök
* teaterbesökare
* teaterbiljett
* teaterbov
* teaterbyggnad
* teaterchef
* teaterdekoration
* teaterdirektör
* teatereffekt
* teaterelev
* teaterensemble
* teaterfestival
* teaterfoajé
* teaterfolk
* teaterform
* teaterförening
* teaterföreställning
* teaterförfattare
* teatergrupp
* teaterhistoria
* teaterhistorisk
* teaterhus
* teaterintresse
* teaterintresserad
* teaterkikare
* teaterkonfekt
* teaterkonst
* teaterkostym
* teaterkritik
* teaterkritiker
* teaterledare
* teaterledning
* teaterlektion
* teaterliv
* teaterloge
* teaterlokal
* teaterman
* teatermaskineri
* teatermusik
* teatermusiker
* teatermänniska
* teatermässig
* teaterpjäs
* teaterpremiär
* teaterproducent
* teaterproduktion
* teaterprogram
* teaterprojekt
* teaterpublik
* teaterrecensent
* teaterrecension
* teaterregissör
* teatersalong
* teaterscen
* teaterskola
* teaterskådespelare
* teatersmink
* teaterspråk
* teaterstycke
* teatersällskap
* teatertekniker
* teatertrupp
* teaterturné
* teaterupplevelse
* teateruppsättning
* teaterutbildning
* teaterutbud
* teaterverksamhet
* teaterverkstad
* teatervetenskap
* teaterviska
* teaterviskning
* teatervärld
* teatral
* teatralisk
* teatralitet
* tv-teater

### References

* teater in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)